gamely bisects the sofa with its built-in backgammon board. The push and pull of the hard and soft, fun and fabricated, the textured taffy-ness, continues with the dining table, a pedestal table ...

The city hums like a great living beast, breathing through its markets, whispering through the marble corridors of ... from tulip-shaped glasses, playing backgammon with the kind of easy rhythm ...

Instead, it champions an elegantly slick, mid-century modern aesthetic with shiny black marble flooring, polished mahogany and lots of silver metalwork ... The Emory boasts 61 extraordinary suites, ...